Nigeria

We either restructure now or we break, warns RCCG General Overseer Adeboye

  The church in Nigeria has lent its voice to the groundswell of calls for the restructuring of the country, saying it is...

Comment on likely “disintegration of Nigeria if” is mine, not from Vice-President Osinbajo — SGF 

    Vice-PresIdent Yemi Osinbajo has been  cleared of remarks on the likely disintegration of the country owing to “cracks”. The Secretary to...

No cracks in Nigeria, says Mustapha 

  The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha,  has refutted a report that there are cracks in the country....

How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians by Reuben Abati

    I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government...

Nigeria’s Tony Elumelu, Dr Tunji Funsho, Tomi Adeyemi make TIMES magazine’s 2020 world’s 100 most influential people

  African investor, philanthropist and Chairman of UBA, Tony O. Elumelu, an accomplished physician, Dr Tunji Funsho and Tomi Adeyemi, a bestselling novelist and creative...

Presidency absolves Economic Adviser, Dipeolu, of involvement in N172m research funds disbursement

Contrary to some media reports that the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr Adeyemi Dipeolu, cannot account for N34 million...

Unstable fiscal regime stifling Nigerian petroleum industry – Kyari

  The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, says the absence of a stable fiscal regime...

Nigeria will defend, consolidate democracy in ECOWAS countries, says Buhari 

As one of the biggest democracy in Africa, Nigeria will do its best to consolidate democractic process in the West African sub-region. President Muhammadu...

NNPC says it posts ₦20.36bn trading surplus in July 2020, distributes 1.02 bn litres of petrol

      The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced an increase in trading surplus of ₦20.36 billion in July 2020 against...

Stop genocide against Christians in Nigeria, ex-US congressman, NFL star urge Trump

    A Former U.S NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the...

l borrowed in national interest, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has justified his administration’s borrowing to finance infrastructure, saying the  loans are in the interest of the country to solve the...

President Buhari adds to divisions in an unhappy country – Soyinka

  Nigerian’s are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and Noble Laureate Wole Soyinka  thinks President Muhammadu Buhari is exacerbating...

Oil markets will remain fragile for the rest of 2020, IEA says

  Oil markets are set to remain “even more fragile” for the rest of the year as Covid-19 infections increase globally, the International...

President Buhari appoints four new permanent secretaries

    President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. The newly appointed...

Addressing poverty, suffering and insecurity can heal an increasingly divided Nigeria – Jega

      A prominent Nigerian and former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says a high percent of...

Ministerial retreat: Buhari scores SGF Mustapha high, says his competence spectacular

          A rare presidential commendation came from President Muhammadu Buhari to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation...